Only two out of 2.8 million PTPTN borrowers declared bankrupt since 1997 – New Straits Times Online

KUALA LUMPUR: Only two out of the 2.8 million borrowers of the National Higher Education Fund Corporation (PTPTN) loans were declared bankrupt since the establishment of the institution in 1997. Its chairman, Datuk Dr Shamsul Anuar Nasarah, said the bankruptcy declaration had to be made after the borrowers failed to comply with the court decision.…

Quest Obtains a Fifth Extension of the Delay to File a Proposal Under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act (Canada) – GlobeNewswire (press release)

December 04, 2017 20:02 ET | Source: Quest Rare Minerals Ltd. MONTREAL, Quebec, Dec. 04, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Quest Rare Minerals Ltd. (the “Company” or “Quest”) announced that on December 4, 2017, the Superior Court of Québec granted Quest Rare Minerals motion for an extension of the delay to file a…

Public-Relations Company Seeks Insolvency Proceedings for RCom – Bloomberg

A public-relations firm became the latest company to ask an Indian tribunal to place billionaire Anil Ambani-run Reliance Communications Ltd. under insolvency proceedings after the unprofitable mobile-phone operator failed to pay its dues. Fortuna Public Relations Pvt. placed its request with the Mumbai bench of National Company Law Tribunal on Monday, saying Reliance Communications owes it…

Insolvency Code: Need stricter norms to keep out crooks- The New … – The New Indian Express

A recent ordinance introducing Section 29A in the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) debars promoters declared wilful defaulters of companies facing bankruptcy proceedings to bid for the stressed assets. This legal initiative has come not a day too soon. Clever operators who had stripped their companies and misused loans have been regaining control through legal…